Drunk driver kills policeman, injures another

A drunk driver killed a traffic police officer and injured another law enforcer in Baku on Wednesday night.

Azer Zakiri, who had previous convictions, stabbed sergeant Amil Ibrahimov to death and inflicted an injury to Arif Ismayilov, police sergeant of the Sabayil district police department. The dispute arose after the police officers stopped him for speeding on the central Nizami street and inspected his documents.

The interior ministry has confirmed the report. The outlaw was arrested shortly after the incident.*